Scenes and figures from postcards commemorating the American West and Southwest from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Five page schedule for the Sabah trip to the Southern Islands (from Captain Crosby's log book), 3 to 10 January 1906. The Sabah trip started from Zamboanga, continued to the Southern Islands, and returned to Zamboanga. Includes a list of the named islands that were visited. Notes briefly mention shells and birds at Sibutu Island, descriptions of vegetation and crocodiles on Manuk Manuk Island, sea serpents 5 miles off of Sulu Island (currently Jolo Island), and other natural history notes.

Date Range

1906

Start Date

19060103

End Date

19060110

Accession #

SIA RU007083

Data Source

Smithsonian Field Book Project

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Log of scientific work of the U.S.S. Albatross, Philippine cruise, October 24, 1908 to March 19, 1909, kept by Albert L. Barrows, book #2

Abstract

This notebook contains more or less daily narrative entries on fish caught during the Philippine Expedition from 24 October 1908 to 19 March 1909. Entries discuss what types of fish were caught, tag numbers, ways the fish were caught, and will sometimes include surface density measurements, measurements of the specimens, and other types of information. Station numbers ranges D5305-D5410. Other numbers, possibly collector numbers, are written next to the name of specimen. These range from J.T. 6996-8402. Might include information about other marine life collected such as oysters. Locations include but are not limited to the following locations in the Philippines: Port Caltan, Linapacan Island, Oyster Inlet (Ulugan Bay, Palawan I., PI), port Pitogo, and Alinango Bay (Burias Iland).